Delhi court extends Manish Sisodia’s judicial custody till May 21 in ED case

Former Delhi Deputy CM and senior AAP leader Manish Sisodia (FILE PHOTO) New Delhi: The Rouse Avenue Court on Wednesday extended the judicial custody of former Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia in the excise policy case being probed by the ED till May 21. On Tuesday, Special Judge Kaveri Baweja of the Rouse Avenue Court … Read more

Why CSIR scientists are turning up at work in wrinkled clothes every Monday

Scientists at Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) are doing their bit for the big climate goal with an unusual Monday strategy, Times of India reported on May 8. Under a new plan, CSIR scientists are coming to work on Mondays in unironed, wrinkled clothes in a move to to add to India’s energy … Read more

After Channi’s ‘stuntbaazi’ remark, Punjab Congress chief calls Pulwama attack ‘mystery’ | India News

NEW DELHI: Punjab Congress chief Amardiner Singh Raja Warring on Wednesday stoked a fresh controversy as he called the 2019 Pulwama attack a ‘mystery’ and claimed that the ruling BJP “can do anything to during elections”.“Pulwama attack still remains a mystery, about which even the then Lieutenant Governor has raised questions. There is nothing new … Read more

EC provisional figures peg third phase turnout at 64.4 percent

New Delhi: The voter turnout in the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections on Tuesday, covering 93 constituencies in 11 states/UTs, was approximately 64.40 per cent as of 11.45 p.m., with the highest voting reported from Assam (4 seats) at 81.61 per cent, and the lowest from Uttar Pradesh (10 seats) at 57.34 per … Read more

money laundering: Bombay High Court grants bail to IFIN chief executive Ramesh Bawa

Mumbai: The Bombay High Court (HC) on Tuesday granted bail to IFIN managing director and chief executive officer Ramesh Bawa on Tuesday. While the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) is probing Il&FS for alleged irregularities under Companies Law, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) is investigating a case of money laundering. K Ramanand, the erstwhile MD of … Read more

Jharkhand minister’s secretary, aide in ED custody for 6 days | India News

RANCHI: ED presented Jharkhand rural development minister Alamgir Alam‘s PA Sanjeev Lal and the latter’s help Jehangir Alam before a special PMLA court in Ranchi in an alleged scam case on Tuesday.The court granted ED six days’ custody of the duo, who were arrested in the alleged scam of commission for work contracts and money … Read more

AAP workers held for sloganeering against Kejriwal’s arrest during IPL

New Delhi: At least half a dozen Aam Aadmi Party’s student wing workers were detained by Delhi Police for raising slogans during an IPL match here at Arun Jaitley Stadium on Tuesday, officials said. The workers, wearing T-shirts with ‘Jail Ka Jawab Vote Se’ written on them, raised slogans during a match between Delhi Capitals … Read more

Hyderabad rains: Rains bring relief and chaos to the city of Nizams

Rain and thunderstorms lashed Hyderabad today, bringing much-needed relief to the city, which was reeling under a heatwave for some time.Many X users took to the platform to share videos and pictures of the rain. Some even said that there were hailstorms in certain places. However, some complained about waterlogging and traffic jams after the … Read more

‘Dangerous conspiracy exposed’: PM Modi cites Lalu’s Muslim quota remark to attack opposition; Sonia questions ‘niyat’ and ‘niti’ of BJP | India News

NEW DELHI: The political slugfest over reservations took centrestage once again on Tuesday with Prime Minister Narendra Modi citing RJD chief Lalu Prasad’s pitch for Muslim quota to allege that a “dangerous conspiracy of Congress and INDI alliance” has been exposed. The opposition counter came from Sonia Gandhi who accused PM Modi and the BJP … Read more

Lalu Prasad bats for Muslim reservation, Samrat Choudhary hits back

Bihar BJP president Samrat Choudhary (Twitter photo) Patna: With the third phase of Lok Sabha elections underway on Tuesday, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav said that people from the Muslim community should get full reservation. “The BJP leaders are provoking the people by talking about ‘Jungle Raj’ in Bihar. They are simply … Read more